G.A.tor

1-5K depending

my fav

he has an impressive run of funny stuff he's willed to be in the casket with him. Thread is now "Ask Straw-Man" ? over the years I have accumulated some nice examples of all the superhero books I love, that haven't changed hands since acquiring (many for 10+ years)... the one book (s) I own, that I've never sold a copy of , is Whiz 22... and I have 232 of the 233 centaurs that I only sell (this go around) if I upgrade

I just checked the census minutes ago. No 9.6 SS https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Amazing+Fantasy&publisher=Marvel+Comics&issue=15&year=1962&issuedate=8%2F62 I'm not sure why the CGCdata.com website is different than CGC's census. Maybe it's one of those hybrid label books - restored and signed? One would hope so. If someone had a 9.6 blue label signed they should be jailed. restored copy...9.6 SS MP

Glad you liked them. Yes, it seems to be a complete original comic novelette. Sure. What's not to like? It looks fun and really good in the context of that time period. I mean compare this page: to early Centaur covers. I mean for example Schwabb's cover for Star Ranger # 10 (esp. the guy on the left) - http://www.comics.org/issue/275/cover/4/ or closer even, this Jack Cole on Star Ranger Funnies. This is the same style - Heck, compare the Jack Cole to the published book and you see it's superior already in the expressions he puts on the Star Ranger cover. That's how good from the start Cole was! http://www.comics.org/issue/395/cover/4/ That srf 2/1 is last I need!

sometimes 1.5-4x....sometimes 10% ....sometimes nothing. Depends on ped Where would you say Rockford fits into that? not much these days

sometimes 1.5-4x....sometimes 10% ....sometimes nothing. Depends on ped

Yes. It was reported to me to be an honest mixup , and no way to prove ow so I was just happy I got the books back.

Entry level I suspect (hope)

is superman in this book ?

So basically they took a moderate restored 27 with color touch around all edges, cut away the color touch and all underlying original paper, leaf cast out those areas and recolored them and trimmed them to simulate a basic size parameter. If that is correct the the 9.6 extensive, while certainly very visually appealing, is significantly less original than the 6.5 moderate. If one applies water to the 9.6 the leaf-cast area should fall away leaving a mangled edged book similar to the attachment. It should be worth significantly less. Thank you kindly for your comment Mr. Bedrock. Just to clarify, the 27 prior to our resto was a CGC 6.5 B-5. This means it was previously Extensive (and more/less Amateur). 5 is the maximum CGC designation for degree of resto. Previous resto had a form of irreversible mending around 75% of the book's interior cover perimeters. Irreversible meaning permanent, meaning not removable in water, meaning it had to be chiseled/scraped off. This mending caused decent warping in the book. In order to grade high, the book cannot cockle or warp and must be seamless. It was necessary to extract and re-cast using a slurry containing proper amounts of conservation grade additives to prevent shrinkage over time. Nobody likes shrinkage. Best, Matt bedrock is correct if it was mod...but it was already extensive so likely your extensive is no more work, just makes it look better... a question, if I may have your attention for a moment....approx. how much of the front cover surface area is "original" and how much is painted over...I think for me, that is the question I would like to know the answer too... if it is 5% or 10%, then 90-95% of cover is original, I would consider bidding/buying... but if it is 15%+ to ?, that is where I wish the detail was known...and since you did the work, you know the detail, so would appreciate if you would elaborate

correct...I have no copies for sale...I should have been more specific that I had sold all I was selling...but of the 9 I had accumulated "for sale" back in 2012-2014, all those had sold..

ze-man beat me to it

if they are the same book...compare this to the original, and it sure looks trimmed to me, doesn't it....look at that right edge? lot missing

My son and I enjoyed it Good popcorn movie

Filter had a copy. Sold. Likely others on the floor. not really much at all selection wise. I displayed an as8, sens 1, and ww1 and politely turned down all offers (even reasonable ones)

Wow! Did you sell any at SDCC this year? How were AS8, Sen1, and WW1 sales at SDCC? Were they all widely available? Were people asking for them? Fast sellers? At the Seattle cons, I don't think I've seen a copy of any of the 3 in the past 4+ years.. Not really selling any right now

Gorgeous. Are all of those graded? yep

any one of those restored ? nope

don't like this book at all...no siree...

I sold 3 copies in 2014...wish I had them all back... my advice, if you don't need to sell (any copy), don't just yet...the market appears poised and ready to continue some climb on this book

because I will be an active (to win) bidder on most, I do not want to tip my hat... sorry Im going after those as well.....yummy.....I love GATOR...one of my favorite types of meat hahahahaha my guess is many are interested

didn't the MH copy have a tough time finding a home (I think win eventually bought, after like the 3rd straight heritage auction)... maybe it was a book bob still needed, and so the price stayed a little lower

because I will be an active (to win) bidder on most, I do not want to tip my hat... sorry Sorry, I didn't think you'd be active since I thought you only needed one more Centaur and already had a complete Amazing Man run. Upgrading? Well then good luck to you. my understanding is an entire run of amazing man will be auctioned, and there are many I would like to upgrade

1.0 or 3.0 or 5.0...should be the same list action 1 detective 27 superman 1 batman 1 captain America 1 marvel 1 all star 8 action 7 detective 31 whiz 1 an argument could be made to replace whiz 1 with pep 22...6 one way, half a dozen the other...with shazam picking up steam, went that route I'd say whiz 1 and all star 8 will surpass marvel 1 Personally, I would take the Pep 22 over the AS 8 and the 'Tec 31 since it is a much tougher book to come across. Especially when there appears to be so many copies of "rec 31 that has come into the marketplace over the past couple of years. I believe the significance of the AS 8 is diluted a bit by the presence of both Sensation 1 and WW 1. But that's just my rationale for taking Pep 22 over both AS 8 and 'Tec 31. My questions was pertaining to the Top-10 GA Superhero books. Although many do collect both, Archie is a completely different genre which can make for a tougher comparison. and I left pep off, although, pep did contain "superheroes"